100 posts

Dear readers, it's our 100th post!

I say our because you've been awesome in supporting me when I write this. You're part of Taryn's Travels too, for sharing a link from here or commenting. Or just reading this. A couple days ago I hit sixty-nine pageviews, and I'm not sure how, because it wasn't when I was writing. 

Also, don't be shy about commenting! I would love to hear from you.

But thank you. Thanks anyway. You rock, and don't EVER forget!
--Taryn
P.S. from Kayla: Taryn's going to write a post on styling doll hair soon, once she can get Kathy to stop watching makeup tutorials so Kathy can take pictures.

Halloween Mini-quiz!

Hi readers! Today I'll be doing a Halloween quiz. (After all, it's only three days away!)

Which candy are you?

1. What is your favorite part of Halloween?
     a. Dressing up in a homemade costume
     b. CANDY CANDY CANDY
     c. Trick-or-treating with friends

2. Which of these is most like your costume this year?
    a. A classic Halloween monster (ghosts, vampires, werewolves,       etc.)
    b. A goofy getup, such as a minion from Despicable Me
    c. A costume you and a friend designed and are wearing   
    together, like a two-headed monster.

3. What's the best treat the neighbors can give out this year?
     a. Chewy sour candies
     b. Gargantuan chocolate bars
     c. Chocolate-coated pomegranate seeds

4. What are you going to do the day after Halloween?
   a. Plan a costume for next year
   b. Invite people over for a candy trading convention
   c. Watch black-and-white horror movies with a bunch of friends

5. When you carve a pumpkin, you:
   a. Carefully sketch a design on to a piece of paper to plan out
   what it will look like 
   b. Dig in! And try to make a silly-looking face.
   c. Go over to your BFF's house to carve one together. 

Alright, here are the results! DON'T scroll down unless you've finished the quiz!

If you answered mostly a's, you're a pumpkin shaped peanut butter cup! You love everything about Halloween.

If you answered mostly b's, you're an Almond Joy! You're nutty and sweet.

If you answered mostly c's, you're candy corn! You're kind and friendly.

I hope you enjoyed the quiz! --Taryn
P.S. Post your answers in the comment box!

Aack

Hi readers, sorry I haven't been writing lately. But anyway, our trip to Japan is right around the corner. And so far, these are the logistics:

• Wake up at 4:00 a.m. to get to the airport two hours early before we fly another two hours to Michigan for a four-hour layover before the actual Japan flight. Total time traveled: eight hours
• Fly twelve to fourteen hours to Japan. Total time traveled: sixteen to eighteen hours

I. Cannot. Be trapped. On a plane. FOR FOURTEEN HOURS! No fresh air! Teeny-tiny bathrooms with lights that only turn on if you lock the door! Practically no space to move! Aaaaaaaaaaaaack.....

(Sorry, Taryn has temporarily passed out from fear. I am her Fast-Acting Replicating Typer/Secretary, or FARTS. Can I get you a cup of coffee?) 

Summer is almost over =( =[ ={

So, it's July 31st. In one month, it will be August 31st. A few days after that, kids will go back to school. Summer will be officially OVER, and that will be sad.

On the other hand, I love autumn. Pumpkins! Colorful leaves! Trick-or-treating! Stuffing and turkey and cranberry sauce! The knowledge that Christmas is right around the corner!

But right now, I'll focus on the things coming up in the month of August. For starters:

• Kathy will turn nine 
• I will go to cooking camp and jewelry camp
• My family will take the two-day drive to Minnesota, where Mommy will undoubtedly make Kathy, Daddy, and I pose in front of a giant jar of peanut butter or something. We will also go to the Minnesota state fair where they have crazy (fried) foods, maybe on sticks.

Then summer will be over. 

Huh. It feels longer now. =) 

--Taryn

P.S. What's your favorite summer activity? Tell me in the comment box.

Super-cool Minecraft blocks/mobs/potions

Hi readers! I am so, so sorry I haven't been writing lately. I've been to science camp, and...well you probably won't want to hear my excuses.

Anyway, I'm going to provide your with a few cool things to give yourself in Minecraft. If you don't know anything about Minecraft, head to the wiki, found here.

Note: if I write <your username>, put in your username. 

So, without further ado, here are the mobs you can summon-able stuff. Make sure to type each command exactly as written, but keep the above note in mind!

The command to summon a Wither Skeleton Jockey is:
/summon Skeleton ~ ~ ~ {SkeletonType: 1, Riding: {id: Spider}}
The skeleton won't have a bow, sadly; I'm working out how to do that.

To summon a green-robed villager, the command is:
/summon Villager ~ ~ ~ {Profession: 5}
This won't work in 1.8, because of the green villager's removal.

For a "flying pig", you should type:
/summon Pig ~ ~ ~ {Riding: {id: Bat}}

Summoning a zombie horse can be done with this command:
/summon EntityHorse ~ ~ ~ {Type:3, Tame:1}
If you want a skeleton horse, just use the above command, but with a 4 in place of the 3.

Give yourself one of these blocks by typing:
/give <your username> 43 1 9

And for a Stinky potion, type:
/give  <your username> 373 1 63

This potion won't have any effect, but it's fun to show off to your friends. If you want another effect-less but fun potion, like a Sparkling potion maybe, head to this link.

Have fun with the mobs, blocks, and potions! --Taryn


P.S. If you actually wanted to obtain some of these things before reading this post, I hope I helped. Also, if there's another awesome thing that you know how to summon, please tell me in the comment box!

Mo' Creatures mod review

Hi readers! There's a Minecraft mod called Mo' Creatures--have you heard of it before? It was created by Dr. Zhark...and it totally rocks!

The mod adds a bunch of new animals to the game, like ostriches, bunnies (although those are coming to default Minecraft in a future update pretty soon), crabs, pandas...the list goes on and on, and you can TAME most of these mobs! (Regular Minecraft only has sheep, cows, chickens, pigs, and horses, and Mooshrooms. There might be some other animals, but I forgot them. For a full list of all the creatures in Minecraft, click here. Most of them can't be tamed.)

Anyway. The mod review. Well, if you read the intro to this post, you'll already know why I think it's awesome. But I left out one part: fairy horses.

Fairy horses are horses that have been dyed a certain color. They also have wings, and when you ride them, they'll fly if you hit the space bar on your keyboard. You might think they're just colorful pegasi, but...

Can you see their wings? Those are NOT pegasi wings.

Here's me, riding my favorite horse, Nightstorm.

And here's my sweet bunny Marshmallow.

Did I mention that some of the mobs will ride on your head? =)

And here's...you know what, I'll just start putting up the photos.

My sea-life pond, inhabited my a stingray, five dolphins,
a few jelly fish,  a piranha(tamed), and a heck of a lot of
fish!

Lorraine the turkey and Bao Bao the panda

Dill the orange crab

Dustin the blue crab

My turtle pen.

 All right, readers, back up again. Naming your turtles after the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michaelangelo) will give them colorful headbands and make them look like, well, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Donatello on my head (yup, turtles do that too)

My ostriches (I changed their appearance by feeding them
essences of light, darkness, undead, or fire). 

My goats

My fox

Melon the cardinal

Brittany the cobra, on my shoulder, and Karl the green snake
photobombing.

Make sure to download the mod here, and go here if you want to easily obtain a fairy horse. --Taryn

P.S. The wiki can be found at this link.

Follow-up to B.O.B

Hi readers, yesterday Daddy helped me put one of my many programs onto my blog. The program is called B.O.B. To move him around, click inside the black box and use the up, down, left or right arrow keys to control him. If you don't click inside the box, he won't move.

Have fun with B.O.B! --Taryn 
P.S. In case you don't know, B.O.B is a character from the movie Monsters vs. Aliens. 
P.P.S Happy 4th of July!